Title: selection.json path error Last modified: August 4, 2025 --- # selection.json path error * Resolved [revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) * (@revivedgoat2044) * [9 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/) * I am having issues getting my icons to show up on the site after updating to 4.0.15. * I currently have 4.0.13 installed and the icons are displaying properly on the site. When I update to 4.0.15 the icons disappear and the backend shows a “JSON file didn’t exist. Please use the correct file path.” * We were using a custom path of assets/icons/admin-icomoon/selection.json * I then tried moving all of the font files and selection.json into the default path and leaving the path field as empty but that still did not work * I also tried regenerating selection.json but that also did not work. * Any ideas why this is happening on this version? Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * Plugin Contributor [daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/) * (@daomapsieucap) * [9 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18586071) * Hi [@revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) , * To reproduce the issue, could I ask for the full path of `assets/icons/admin- icomoon/selection.json` that you’re using? Just because with v4.0.15, we improved the path setting to fill in the full path automatically with your active theme. I think this code may have issue with some specific path. * Thread Starter [revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) * (@revivedgoat2044) * [9 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18586228) * Hi [@daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/), * The full path on our server is: /home/wwwmar10/public_html/wp-content/themes/[ our-theme]/assets/icons/admin-icomoon/selection.json * I have tried entering the path all the way back to wp-content/themes/… but this still did not work for me. * Thread Starter [revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) * (@revivedgoat2044) * [9 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18591340) * Hey [@daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/)! * Do you need any additional information from me? * Plugin Contributor [daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/) * (@daomapsieucap) * [9 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18592095) * Hi [@revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) * Thanks for sharing the full path. I tested this quickly on my local site but couldn’t reproduce the issue, so I’d like to ask for more details. * 1 – Could you provide a link to the site where the icon is missing so I can check the source code? If it appears on the frontend, it might be the plugin trying to load the default Icomoon set from the plugin itself. * 2 – When the ACF setting **Selection.json** is empty, the default path is `assets/ fonts/selection.json`. Could you try copying the `selection.json` file to that path to see if it works? * 3 – Also, could you try entering the full path `/home/wwwmar10/public_html/wp- content/themes/[our-theme]/assets/icons/admin-icomoon/selection.json` in ACF ** Selection.json** to see if that works? * Thread Starter [revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) * (@revivedgoat2044) * [9 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18597380) * Hi [@daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/) 1. Site: [https://marvinsgaragedoors.com/](https://marvinsgaragedoors.com/) Example: [https://tinyurl.com/2d2vs6rs](https://tinyurl.com/2d2vs6rs) 2. I have already had the selection.json file copied in both locations since I was initially trying to troubleshoot this issue: 3. - default path: [https://tinyurl.com/2ykpxywo](https://tinyurl.com/2ykpxywo) - custom path: [https://tinyurl.com/2xw879a5](https://tinyurl.com/2xw879a5) 4. I have also tried pasting in the full path and I tried using the health check and troubleshooting plugin to see if there was a conflict but did not have any success. * Plugin Contributor [daomapsieucap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daomapsieucap/) * (@daomapsieucap) * [9 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/selection-json-path-error/#post-18601523) * Hi [@revivedgoat2044](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revivedgoat2044/) , * Thanks for sharing the site URL. I can see that the icons are missing on your site, but unfortunately I can’t reproduce this bug on mine. I even downloaded your JSON file and tested it, and everything worked properly. * Could you provide a screenshot or screen recording of: 1. The Admin JSON selection path setting 2. The backend of the icon field where the icons disappear * It would also help to check the following: 1. Try using the full path (for example: /home/wwwmar10/public_html/wp-content/ themes/marvin-garage-doors/assets/icons/admin-icomoon/selection.json or wp-content/ themes/marvin-garage-doors/assets/icons/admin-icomoon/selection.json) and see if it works (could you also provide the screenshots of these setting?) 2. Try using just the filename `selection.json` and see if it works 3. Checking the code of where `column-text-icon-image` class to see if it’s using the correct field. * Looking forward to receiving the detailed information from you so we can identify the issue. Thanks. 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